Slot Tickets

I kept a $0.20 slot ticket from 4 Queens (I use it as a bookmark on hard covers, well worth the twenty cents). The other day I noticed something.

On the back along with the legal information it says "Valid for 30 days" On the front, where the bar code and amount and various numbers go, it says "Void after 180 days."

So how long is the ticket good for? 30 days or 180?

I'm pretty sure the Valid/Void time periods are this:

After 30 days you can't use the ticket in a machine. The ticket is still worth something but you must be manually paid.

After 180 days the ticket is worthless and the holder has no claim against the casino for anything.

Quote: UP84

I'm pretty sure the Valid/Void time periods are this:

After 30 days you can't use the ticket in a machine. The ticket is still worth something but you must be manually paid.

After 180 days the ticket is worthless and the holder has no claim against the casino for anything.

That is a reasonable interpretation. And for all I know, all casinos issue tickets this way. I wonder, though, if the casino sees it that way. It would be reasonable to argue that on the face of conflicting information, the casino should honor the longer period.

It woudl be easy for any local to test. Just insert $1 in any slot and cash out. Wait 31 days and try to 1) use the ticket in a machine, and if you can't then 2) try to cash it in a ticket redeption machine, and if that doesn't work then 3) try to cash it at the cage.

All those zillions of gamblers out there salivating at the mere thought of a Free Spin and you, in effect, give the casino a free spin by not cashing in that lousy twenty cent ticket. Whose side are you on?

I think it will work in the machine for 180 days.

The number printed on the ticket, with the bar code, is assigned by the backend accounting system. It means that the ticket database has 180 days as your expiration. In many jurisdictions, you can still redeem the ticket at the cage after the expiration of the 180 days.

The information on the back is pre-printed on the ticket stock, and doesn't mean much.

Legally, I think you would be entitled to the more liberal rule, in this case 180 days. However, any casino should accept expired tickets with a supervisors approval. I've redeemed expired slot tickets lots of times.

I have too. I had a ticket that had expired over a year and they let me cash it in for $100 at Harrahs. It was a futures bet and clueless me did not realize it had an expiration date on it!